Variational calculation of the alpha particle with the Paris potential

Apr, 1984
5 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.C 29 (1984) 1444-1449

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Abstract: (APS)
The ground state of the α particle is calculated using a revised version of the Brillouin-Wigner perturbation method, with enhanced variational flexibility. The resulting energy eigenvalue, for the Paris potential, is -25.5 MeV. When Coulomb forces and possible errors are taken into account one establishes an upper bound on the eigenvalue of -24.1 MeV. The derived wave function contains a D state admixture of only 5.36%.